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Minnesota Wild 4, Vegas Golden Knights 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Minnesota Wild 4, Vegas Golden Knights 2. Shots on goal: MIN 24, VGK 31. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MIN 0-0 VGK; P2 MIN 3-0 VGK; P3 MIN 1-2 VGK.

Scoring plays: P2 05:18 Mats Zuccarello to make it MIN 1-0 VGK; P2 08:07 Zach Bogosian (assists: Danila Yurov, Yakov Trenin) to make it MIN 2-0 VGK; P2 08:25 Michael McCarron (assists: Brock Faber, Quinn Hughes) to make it MIN 3-0 VGK; P3 02:17 Pavel Dorofeyev (assists: Jack Eichel, Braeden Bowman) to make it MIN 3-1 VGK; P3 15:42 Vladimir Tarasenko (assists: Jared Spurgeon, Michael McCarron) to make it MIN 4-1 VGK; P3 16:55 Mitch Marner (assists: Pavel Dorofeyev, Tomas Hertl) to make it MIN 4-2 VGK. Top skaters: Michael McCarron (MIN) 1 G, 1 A; Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK) 1 G, 1 A; Zach Bogosian (MIN) 1 G, 0 A; Mats Zuccarello (MIN) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Filip Gustavsson (MIN) 29 saves on 31, decision W; Akira Schmid (VGK) 20 saves on 24, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · VGK
Pavel Dorofeyev
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 18:01 TOI
Goals · MIN
Michael McCarron
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG · 10:41 TOI
Goaltending · MIN
Filip Gustavsson
29 saves on 31 shots (.935) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

MIN 3 largest lead P2 8:25 (MIN 3, VGK 0) · 3-0 run, P2 5:18–P2 8:25
VGK 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P2 5:18 Mats Zuccarello MIN · wrist shot · MIN 1, VGK 0
  • P2 8:07 Zach Bogosian (Danila Yurov, Yakov Trenin) MIN · slap shot · MIN 2, VGK 0
  • P2 8:25 Michael McCarron (Brock Faber, Quinn Hughes) MIN · tip-in shot · MIN 3, VGK 0
  • P3 2:17 Pavel Dorofeyev (Jack Eichel, Braeden Bowman) VGK · Power play · wrist shot · MIN 3, VGK 1
  • P3 15:42 Vladimir Tarasenko (Jared Spurgeon, Michael McCarron) MIN · wrist shot · MIN 4, VGK 1
  • P3 16:55 Mitch Marner (Pavel Dorofeyev, Tomas Hertl) VGK · wrist shot · MIN 4, VGK 2

Linescore

123 T
MIN 031 4
VGK 002 2

Shots on goal: MIN 24, VGK 31

Biggest Period

The Minnesota Wild scored 3 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

MINVGK
24Shots on goal31
53Shot attempts68
16Faceoff wins36
22Hits14
10Blocked shots18
0Power-play goals1
4Takeaways3
10Giveaways13
26Penalty minutes16
93.5%Save %83.3%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
MIN671124
VGK8101331

🎯 Shot Map

Minnesota Wild4 G · 41 attempts
Ryan Hartman: saved (wrist)Matt Boldy: missed the netDanila Yurov: missed the netJared Spurgeon: saved (wrist)Vladimir Tarasenko: saved (tip-in)Kirill Kaprizov: missed the netMatt Boldy: missed the netZach Bogosian: missed the netBobby Brink: missed the netMatt Boldy: missed the netMatt Boldy: saved (tip-in)Matt Boldy: saved (wrist)Joel Eriksson Ek: missed the netRobby Fabbri: saved (tip-in)Kirill Kaprizov: missed the netMats Zuccarello: goal (wrist)Bobby Brink: saved (wrist)Danila Yurov: missed the netZach Bogosian: goal (slap)Michael McCarron: goal (tip-in)Jake Middleton: saved (wrist)Joel Eriksson Ek: saved (wrist)Joel Eriksson Ek: saved (wrist)Jonas Brodin: missed the netQuinn Hughes: missed the netJoel Eriksson Ek: missed the netMats Zuccarello: missed the netRyan Hartman: saved (wrist)Ryan Hartman: saved (wrist)Ryan Hartman: saved (wrist)Robby Fabbri: saved (wrist)Danila Yurov: saved (backhand)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (snap)Quinn Hughes: missed the netRobby Fabbri: saved (wrist)Vladimir Tarasenko: goal (wrist)Matt Boldy: saved (backhand)Vladimir Tarasenko: missed the netJoel Eriksson Ek: saved (slap)Joel Eriksson Ek: saved (wrist)Joel Eriksson Ek: missed the net
  • 4Goals10% of attempts
  • 20Saved49% of attempts
  • 17Missed the net41% of attempts
Vegas Golden Knights2 G · 50 attempts
Brandon Saad: saved (tip-in)Colton Sissons: saved (wrist)Braeden Bowman: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: missed the netReilly Smith: saved (tip-in)Nic Dowd: saved (wrist)Keegan Kolesar: saved (wrist)Colton Sissons: saved (backhand)Cole Smith: saved (snap)Jack Eichel: missed the netRasmus Andersson: missed the netIvan Barbashev: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (wrist)Jeremy Lauzon: missed the netNoah Hanifin: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (slap)Mitch Marner: saved (tip-in)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (tip-in)Mitch Marner: missed the netIvan Barbashev: missed the netColton Sissons: saved (tip-in)Reilly Smith: saved (wrist)Brandon Saad: saved (wrist)Colton Sissons: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (wrist)Nic Dowd: missed the netKaedan Korczak: missed the netShea Theodore: saved (wrist)Brayden McNabb: saved (snap)Braeden Bowman: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: missed the netMitch Marner: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: goal (wrist)Brayden McNabb: missed the netIvan Barbashev: saved (snap)Keegan Kolesar: saved (tip-in)Tomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: saved (backhand)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netIvan Barbashev: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (backhand)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: saved (slap)Nic Dowd: missed the netKaedan Korczak: missed the netMitch Marner: goal (wrist)Cole Smith: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (backhand)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 29Saved58% of attempts
  • 19Missed the net38% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

MIN skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Michael McCarron C 112+113010:41
Mats Zuccarello R 101011017:52
Zach Bogosian D 101010116:37
Vladimir Tarasenko R 101+221012:58
Quinn Hughes D 011+100127:46
Jared Spurgeon D 011+311121:37
Brock Faber D 011+100016:41
Yakov Trenin C 011+207211:53
Danila Yurov R 011+112110:59
Kirill Kaprizov L 000011022:46
Matt Boldy L 000032020:21
Joel Eriksson Ek C 000043019:37
Jonas Brodin D 000+200219:23
Ryan Hartman R 000+140116:40
Jake Middleton D 000-110016:08
Bobby Brink R 000010113:28
Nico Sturm C 000+100010:59
Robby Fabbri C 000+131010:39
MIN goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Filip Gustavsson W 293193.5260:00
VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Pavel Dorofeyev R 112-130018:01
Mitch Marner R 101-120215:55
Jack Eichel C 011-150124:30
Braeden Bowman R 011-121019:50
Tomas Hertl C 011-110114:27
Shea Theodore D 000-110123:52
Noah Hanifin D 000-120422:57
Rasmus Andersson D 000-201320:58
Brayden McNabb D 000-111320:54
Ivan Barbashev L 000-123019:30
Colton Sissons C 000041014:39
Jeremy Lauzon D 000-103114:37
Cole Smith R 000010013:41
Nic Dowd C 000013013:17
Kaedan Korczak D 000000012:08
Reilly Smith R 000-120011:31
Brandon Saad L 000-120108:39
Keegan Kolesar R 000-121108:09
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Akira Schmid L 202483.3458:25

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series MIN 3 – 0 VGK
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